10 LIBROS DEL INGLÉS RELACIONADOS CON «MONEY COWRY»
Descubre el uso de
money cowry en la siguiente selección bibliográfica. Libros relacionados con
money cowry y pequeños extractos de los mismos para contextualizar su uso en la literatura.
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Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian
A rare dark-yellow money cowry (Cypraea moneta). Lit., sweet-potato cowry. leho
'ula. n. The rare and highly prized red cowry, probably Cypraea sp. lehu. 1. nvs.
Ashes; ash-colored or gray, as a chicken. See saying, ash. Lehu ane, fine ashes
...
Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert, 1986
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Treasury of Hawaiian Words in One Hundred and One Categories
White money cowry (Cypraea moneta). Rare in Hawai'i. The scientific name
moneta comes from its use as money or barter in other Pacific Isles. I am told that
Queen Kapiolani wore a lei of these in London when she attended Queen
Victoria's ...
Harold Winfield Kent, 1993
C isabella occurs throughout the Indo-west Pacific from the east coast of Africa to
Hawaii. 6. Cypraea moneta (Linnaeus, 1 758). The money cowry, about 26 mm in
length in the Hawaiian Islands, is easily recognized by its pyriform to triangular ...
Linda Paik Moriarty, 1986
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Marco Polo Was in China: New Evidence from Currencies, Salts ...
... of the available accounts in Chinese primary sources referring to cowry money
during the yuan period. the specific topics discussed in this chapter will be
exchange rates between cowries and other types of money, cowry
denominations, the ...
5
Sea Magic: Connecting with the Ocean's Energy
The shell known as the Money Cowry is used in this complex system, which is
called the Dilog- gun.8 Because the cowry shell is considered a mouthpiece of
the gods, this practice is a sacred one. The Diloggun is used in two ways: to
reveal ...
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Encyclopedia of the Middle Passage
As money, cowry shell use dates back to the fourth century C.E . Although
cowries were present in North, East, and Central Africa, they were most
extensively incorporated into West African societies. Since approximately the
thirteenth century, ...
Toyin Falola, Amanda Warnock, 2007
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Wood's Popular Natural History
The celebrated Money Cowry (Cypraa monetd) belongs to this genus. These little
white shells are well known as being the medium of barter in many parts of
Western Africa ; and vast multitudes are gathered from their home in the Pacific
and ...
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Potentials Of Living Resources
They are often found hiding under boulders at low tide and appear limited on
shallow water money cowry. (Cypraea moneta) abundant on reef, Eyed cowry (C.
Ocellata), large Tiger cowry (C. tigris) covered with large, bordered spots, Black ...
Cowries live on rocky ground, particularly in and about coal reef. They are often
found hiding under boulders at low tide and appear limited on shallow water
money cowry. (Cypraea moneta) abundant on reef, Eyed cowry (C Ocellata),
large ...
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Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences
Cypraea moneta, Money Cowry; C. cinerea, Atlantic Gray Cowry Energy: Yin
Chakra: Sacral Goddesses: Cerridwen, Venus Issues, Intentions & Powers:
abundance, death (burial customs), divination, faith, fear (overcome), fertility,
growth, ...
2 NOTICIAS EN LAS QUE SE INCLUYE EL TÉRMINO «MONEY COWRY»
Conoce de qué se habla en los medios de comunicación nacionales e internacionales y cómo se emplea el término
money cowry en el contexto de las siguientes noticias.
Letter to My Unborn: Where the cedi is king!
These porcelain-like shells - the money cowry, a common species in the Indian Ocean - came to West Africa, beginning in the 14th century, ... «Starr 103.5 FM, Mar 15»
Panchi: From a ripple in the ocean to a rattle on the Avurudu game …
“The yellowish white form of the cowry shells usually used in the game of Panchi is the shell of a species called the Money Cowry,” Dr. Fernando said. It gets its ... «Sunday Times.lk, Abr 11»
